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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Jan;2(1):11–20. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.08.004

Table 3.

Heart Failure Index Score Definitions: 5 Variable Model; Primary Outcome Is HF

TTE HF Index Measurements Abnormalities/Number With Measurement Adjusted HR (95% CI)* p Value Points Assigned to Index
Mild, moderate, or severe MR 196/1,015 1.8 (1.2–2.8) 0.009 1
LAVI >29 ml/m2 580/1,010 1.6 (1.0–2.5) 0.06 1
LVMI >90 g/m2 565/1,005 4.1 (2.3–7.2) <0.0001 3
VTILVOT <22 mm 547/985 2.2 (1.4–3.5) 0.0004 1
Pseudonormal or restrictive diastolic function 116/903 2.9 (1.8–4.5) <0.0001 2
*

Adjusted for the other 5 TTE variables as well as age.

LAVI = left atrial volume index; other abbreviations as in Table 2.